Present Simple, Present Continuous

Read and find examples of the Present Simple and Present Continuous.​

This is strange! Zoe usually gets up at 7 o'clock. It's 8 o'clock now and she's sleeping!

Dave always goes to school at 8 o'clock! It's 9 o'clock now and Dave's playing basketball!

Today's a holiday! Corky! There's no school!

You're playing a game!You aren't at school! Why?

Brian usually wears trousers but today he's wearing shorts!

Present Simple

Present Continuous

• Things we are doing now: We're reading right now.
• Temporary situations: People are talking about the news.
• Definite plans for the near future: I'm leaving tomorrow morning.

• Routines (things you do regularly), habits: We play videogames everyday.
• Timetables: The train leaves at 5 o'clock.
• General facts: The sun sets in the West.
• Likes & opinions: Children love chocolate.

Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, these days, Look!/Listen! ...

Time expressions: every day, on Sundays, at weekends, always, usually, sometimes, never ...

Workbook, pp. 106-107

Present Simple

Present Continuous

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Present Simple (I)

Present Simple (II)

Present Continuous (I)

Present Continuous (II)

Present Continuous (III)